alemán

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See also: aleman, Aleman, and Alemán

Asturian

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Etymology

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From French allemand, from Late Latin Alemannus from Proto-Germanic *Alamann-.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /aleˈman/, [a.leˈmãŋ]
  • Rhymes: -an
  • Hyphenation: a‧le‧mán

Adjective

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alemán m sg (feminine singular alemana, neuter singular alemano, masculine plural alemanes, feminine plural alemanes)

  1. German (of or pertaining to Germany)

Inflection

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gend/num singular plural
masculine alemán alemanes
feminine alemana alemanes
neuter alemano -

Noun

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alemán m sg (feminine singular alemana, masculine plural alemanes, feminine plural alemanes)

  1. a German (person)

Noun

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alemán m (uncountable)

  1. German (language)

Galician

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Attested since the 13th century (alamã, alaman). From Old French allemand, from Late Latin Alemannus from Proto-Germanic *Alamann-.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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alemán (feminine alemá, masculine plural alemáns, feminine plural alemás)

  1. German (relating to Germany or to the German language)

Noun

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alemán m (plural alemáns, feminine alemá, feminine plural alemás)

  1. German (inhabitant of Germany or person of German descent)

Noun

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alemán m (uncountable)

  1. German language

References

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  • alamã” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
  • alaman” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
  • alemán” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
  • alemán” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
  • alemán” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Spanish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French allemand, from Late Latin Alemannus, from Proto-Germanic *Alamann-, most likely from the roots of all + man.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /aleˈman/ [a.leˈmãn]
  • Audio (Colombia):(file)
  • Rhymes: -an
  • Syllabification: a‧le‧mán

Adjective

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alemán (feminine alemana, masculine plural alemanes, feminine plural alemanas)

  1. German (relating to Germany or to the German language)
    Synonyms: germano, (colloquial) teutón

Derived terms

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Noun

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alemán m (plural alemanes, feminine alemana, feminine plural alemanas)

  1. German (inhabitant of Germany or person of German descent)
    Synonym: (colloquial) teutón
    Esta mañana llegaron unos alemanes a Bogotá.
    This morning, some Germans arrived at Bogotá.

Noun

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alemán m (uncountable)

  1. German (language)
    Synonym: alto alemán
    Llevo dos años aprendiendo alemán.
    I've been learning German for two years.

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